Side car for motorcycles



L. BELLUSC|0. SIDE CAR FOR MOTORCYCLES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1920. 1,383,9000 5,

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SIDE CAR FOR MOTORCYCLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3!, 1920.

1,383,900. Patented Jul 's, 1921.

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A'I'TORNEY provisiouofafside car constmctic ggenerg.

hereinafter described ai1 l definitely,cla1med,

In, the accompanying I nnrerzsmnsc ro} r mc smamwYuma f y it "know that" I: LUiGi liniini so'rdg'a jec i li e 7 n -f -il e y, r idin l e t ai t e; acme; I o M nr e? an State'iefNew York, ha e invented new ancr 'j i P QYQm Ji Z -Side1 (Jars/ oo Mor torcycles, of which he ollow g is a, spear.

and embodyingmanyjpoints"of practical ad- I p p I I p I 1 chamber l2linwhichlllsarrangedfafreflector Y e'g .7 lnventlon consists 1n, the; mprovement as maeapaai erafh r gure 1 is a side e'levation side/cars a Fig. 2 is a" lan of the a i 4 of themotorcycle w th-which my novel side" the cockpit closed. Y'Fig 3 is'alongitu 32 1 5 51 e t a section taken through thefbody of the car. f Fig. 4 is ,atransv rg section taken? ,the' r planefindicated by. thejllillie of. Fig. ,3; f

(S m l r. merals-of; referenc l iginfltsi fi 'fi ni e 1 bf 1 i w f o .i i M lnoted' is'possessed oflairge capacityv and is;

correspond l thQ EiWi S-Q- My 'iinvention re d s vlief h bad-Y1 Tdf the sideicani'andiby coiiiparisonof Figs; 1

' scribed.

' V properly designated a cock pit 3 inasmuch I as the same is designed to receive the lower 0 tfw b observed [that the. bodyTi's,v

e to s ulate vp i i e W e el fo'fs b 1 m ri e; iyp -g 'rhi 's s' iu r a ne by the-employment or the" combined "wind shieldaild candy hereinafter definitely/Ede- The body 1 is hollow and is provided from a point in rear of its transverse median line to its forward end with what may be Y 7 portion of thebody and the limbs ofa pas- .senger. The cockpit 3 is provided with an opening 4 to enable'a passenger to readilyfenter and leave the body 1. The said opening 4 is designed when the body is un-: occupied to be tightly closed by'a door 5,

the function of which is to exclude the weather. The door 5 is hinged at 6 and is so relatively arranged as to form aback rest when opened as appearsin Fig. 3. The body 1 is provided in the cock pit 3 with a floor board 7 on which is araised portion 8, de signed to enable a passenger. disposed on the seat 9 to brace himself or herself while ridattainment of lenefeed'purposes; .1, y p y Arranged on a circular track 25 on the top is 1929. Serial 400,476.

iii 'gij Irwin} also be noted inthis connection T s that in; frontfof the opening the body ;1

is provided at the'innerside of itstop with a swell or enlargement 9"against wh ch earing 5,

a Pa nger .m yibrace' himself or herse f; "1

-' lo er staple and" npper step- 11 spaced.

enterif'and lca vfef the mid Y; Atfits forward, I

end, the body I 1 Q is provided'iwithf an isolated isolated fchamberillii *to receives reflector 1 6'.;

ingwhic'h is disposedan incandescent lamp 17 thebu'lb of which.isred'jsofas to enable ft j. vefaska aangesgna. .Thfila-I trica'lly connected with the lighting; system car is associated; This, however, ,i notcr the essence of; my present lnventlon and eed,

not therefore be' described in detail." Sepa atediby walls lg and l9 fronithegcockl pitf 3 and j the chamber 15, respectivel there-fore designed particularly to qarr .,a;:' 1

prised in the motorcycle with which th esaid I prefer to equip the gasolene tank with a pump 24 so that the saidtank may be 4 '1 charged with air under pressure for gaso wall of thebody l'is acombinedwind shield and canopy 26.- The wind-shield portionlof' the combined device 26,is of such shape in 1 V l v 1 horizontal section as to'describe a part of'a circle, and the track 25 is correspondingly" shaped. Said wind shield portionis pro- 'vided witha preferably glazed opening 27, and the canopy portion of the ,combined device is carried at right anglesto the-wind shield portion so as torest above the head of the passenger on the seat9. inclement H. v

weather the combination device is arranged opy portion extends rearwardly from the wind shield portion, in which position the said canopy portion may be utilized to sup port 'a Water proof- (not illustrated). In.

good weather the wind shield portion of the combination device is adapted to be positioned at theouter side of theopening 4a in which position the" wind shield portion; will serve in a measure to protect the pas-- senger against flying gravel and the "like. At'thesame timethe canopy portion ofthe combination device will rest over and protect the passenger from the sun.

Having described my'invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1s:

1. A motorcycle Sidecar bodyfshaped to simulate a submarine and having chambers ln ltS forward and rear end portions and also having a gasolene tank in its rear portion and a cock pit between the gasolene tank'and the forward chamber, said cock pit being in communicationwith'an opening in the top of the body,'a combined hingeetop and back rest complementary to the said opening, and lamp holding means arranged in the said forward and rear chambers of:

the'bodygf r r v 2. A motorcycle side car 'body shaped to simulate a submarine and having chambers in its forward and rear end portions and also having a gasolene tank in its rear portion hinged door complementary to said opening 7 anda cock pit between the. gasolene tank and the-forward chamber, said cock pit being in communication with an opening in the topof the body, a combined hinged top and back rest complementary to the said opening, and

fer of gasolene from the'tank to the internal combustion engine of a motorcycle associated' with the side car, and incandescent electric lamps arranged in the holders of the body and equipped with means for electrically connecting them with'a source of electric energy.

3. A-vmotorcycle side car body'of hol low form having a cock pit opening inits top and also having a circular track extending in front of and at one side of the said open: ing, in combination with an adjustable wind shield of arcuate form in horizontal section and movableon said track to and froinfa position in front of thecock pit opening.

4. A motorcycle side car bodybfhollow formhavi ng a cock pit opening in its' top and also having a circular track extending.

ing', in combination with an adjustable wind shield ofarcuate form in horizontal section and movable on said track to and from apo siti'on in front'of the cock pit opening; the said wind shield having at its upper end horizontalcanopy portion. V p I p i 5. A hollow side car body havinga cock pitf'and an opening in its top wall in'com munication-with the cockpit and 'alsohaving in rear of the cock pit a gasolene ta'nln'land a" hinged door complementary to said opening. and adapted when raised toserve as a back rest. V 6. hollow side'carbody having a cock pit and an opening in its top wall in ;com-1 munication with the cock pit and also having in rear of the cock pit 'agasolene tank, and

andadapted when raised 'toserve as aback rest; said body being provided with van interior seat and an interior foot restbra'ce and also provided in front of said opening with a swell or thickened portion and being equipped exteriorly with steps to enable a passenger to readily enter and leave thelbody. 1 r p In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LUIGI BELLUSCIO. 1 

